News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-10

Polly MeSSer, a town charge, died
Tuesday morning at the residence of
Albert Bachum. She had been on the
town So or 40 years.
Editor Stone, of the st. Johnsbury
Caled0nian has gone to California for
few weeks. We made a trip to
Cady's Falls one day last week, which
is about the nearest we can come to
such a journey.
G. NJ. Strong's baby was awarded
the prize offered at PercivaPs show
last week-receiving the most votes
for the handsomest baby. This, of
course, makes Strong and his wife
feel happy, but how about the parents
of all the other handsome babies in
the village?
The funeral of the late Fred Bliss
took place from his residence on
Church Street, last Friday afternoon.
The services were conducted by Rev.
F. E. Healey. Four fellow Masons,
Myron Cheney, H. Nj. Noyes, S. B.
Waite and n. G.. Wood, acted as pail
bearers.
Our readers will find the article in
another column entitled 6 Early I'm
pressions of Hyde Park Village, La
noble County Bar and Court" very
interesting communication. 1t is
from the pen of a we'll known resident
of our county-one who was at that
time very active in county affairs.
A very important item was acct
dentally left out of the recent Town
Reports by the compilers. 1t was that
of the 81, 900 note due Nov. 1st, 1887
on the bonded debt. Had this been
taken into consideration the tax to be
raised should have been about 81 go
on the dollar instead Of $1.45, as
voted.
Brother Morse in his Messenger
says: 1t is thought that the project
of having the Cambridge junction &
Burlington postal route extended
to St. Johnsbury would be estab-
lished if the railroad company were
willing to haul the car" The extern
sion is just what is needed, and the
question of hauling the Car ought not
to stand in the way.
Arrangements have been made with
Amasa .. Gates, Esq, of Norris
vile, to give his "trip across the con-
tinent," at the Town Hall in this place,
Friday evening, March 18th. Mr..
Gates has given this talk on two or
three occasions, and il is highly
spoken of The O.. A. r. boys and
all their friends will doubtless be glad
of the opportunity to hear something
concerning the G. A. R. encampment
at San Francisco last summer. Be-
sides Mr.. Gates talk, music and
other exercises may be expected.
The entertainment is gotten up by the
Ladies' Aid Society and they will be
pleased to see a full house on this
occasion. Admission, ten cents.
Remember the date, Friday evening,
March 18th.
Prof. Redmond hands us the follow
ing, which we trust will be read by
the parties to whom it is addressed.
The " scheme is a good one and it
ought to receive the encouragement Of
all -
To the parents and friends of the scholars:
Those who have the interest of the young most
at heart have long felt the need OF some method
of instruction that would effectually inculcate
the truth "A penny saved is a penny earned,
1t seemed especially desirable that this truth
might be taught in our schools for an educated
| Spendthrift is an educated nuisance To this
end there has been organized the School Savings.
" For the benefit of those not familiar with the
system il may be well to state that the teachers
take charge OF the daily offerings till the end OF
each month"; when all individual amounts of fifty
cents or over are transferred to the Marble Saw
| ings Bank, and credit given here at once. regu-
| lar pass books being issued in the name Of each
pupiI'' The system has long been in successful
operation in England, France, Germany, Austria
Italy, and Belgium. In France, in 1882, over ten
million francs Cor two million dollars) stood to
| the credit of the school children. In Belgium
| the city of Client alone has a record of over
| 100000. The children of the schools of Rutland
Vt, have Sl,OGL79 to their credit in the Marble
Savings Bank, as the result of the operation OF
this system during the past year Now we have
started this systemin Lamoille Central Academy,
and we ask yOu parents and friends, to aid US i'll
our effort. Remember our motto is Penny
saved is Penny earned and so let the little ones
J. W REDMOND.
MERE MENTION.-J. NJ. Hill Of St.
Armand, P. O., was in town over
Sunday.-Full moon tonight. Read
Prof. Redmond's note "to the parents
and friends of the scholars. "-Perciv-
ais show did not receive very heavy
patronage.-Cora Fairbanks is quite
i'll with bilious fever; ditto, Mrs.
Geo. Mudgett.- are several p's
in pepper, but not as many as there are
in coffee. Dennis Griffin is the name
of the new postal clerk now running
on this railroad; there is but one Re-
publican left.-Mrs. Patrick Finne-
gan died in Boston last Saturday.
The spring poet is slowly thawiDg
out, but there will be a few more
weeks for the winter bard to sing OF
the beautiful scenes of frost and the
charming effects of cold.-Work on
the big culvert under the trestle is
progressing rapidly .-Joseph Monnett
has moved into apartments in Pages
tenement.-Wilbur Griswold of Eden
has moved on to the G. j. Patch farm
| A CARD.-We desire to express our sincere
and heartfelt thanks to our neighbOrs and friends
| for their thoughtful kindness, helpfulneSS ant
| sympathy, during the sickness OF husband anS
father and also on the sad occasion of his burial
| We shall never cease to remember with deeI
gratitude the singers who, by their songs OF hope
and trust helped to relieve the gloom of bereaVe
nifty, who bore the remains of their brother t.
| the grave and deposited upon the coffin the EN-
blems of Immortality. LOUISA BLISS,
DELLA II, GROVER,
Mr. NJ EEIA